Publications
The Flex Monitoring Team completes projects each year in a variety of topic areas such as CAH financial and operational improvement, patient safety, quality of care, Emergency Medical Services, and social determinants of health. These publications aim to evaluate the Flex Program and disseminate information to State Flex Programs, CAHs, and the general public. Our publications offer a wide range of information about Flex Program activities, best practices in CAHs, financial, quality, and community measures, and hospital services. Below is a list of publications from the Flex Monitoring Team. Publications are listed chronologically, in descending order. You can search by title and filter by topics and state. For data reports and publications relevant to specific states, please visit our State Profiles.
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There is growing evidence to suggest that affiliation with a health system may have important implications for rural hospitals. However, most studies…
This Data Summary Report presents state and national median values of the 23 financial indicators included in the Critical Access Hospital…
This brief reports on a qualitative evaluation of State Flex Program interventions conducted under Program Area 2: Financial and Operational…
Since 2015, approved users have been able to explore financial performance data for critical access hospitals (CAHs) using the Critical Access…
CAHs are essential to the maintenance of the rural health care core and safety-net of providers for geographically isolated areas. As the operational…
Under the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program, states with Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) are eligible to receive federal funds to provide…
Since the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) enactment of Medicaid expansion in 2014, 36 states have decided to expand Medicaid – 21% of the population is…
All hospitals, regardless of size and organizational structure, benefit from comparative data on financial condition and performance. The unique…
Under the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program, states with Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) are eligible to receive federal funds to support…
The Financial Distress Index is an algorithm that uses historical data about hospital financial performance, government reimbursement, organizational…